Director
Company: VIRGINIA LIBRARY ASSN
Location: East Orange
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
DATE ENTERED: October 25, 2022
POSITION: Director
LOCATION: East Orange Public Library (NJ)
APPLY BY: Sunday, December 4, 2022
Director - East Orange Public Library (NJ)The -East Orange Public
Library (NJ) -Board of Trustees seek a dynamic, motivated, and
politically savvy leader to be its next Director. Serving over
68,000+ residents with a $4.4 million budget and 36 FTE from a
single location, the library is a necessary and critical resource
to its community. The nine-member board desires a director who will
promote the library by establishing connections through outreach
and advocacy in the community. Key initiatives include completing
the ongoing library renovation process; reestablishing the
community's connection to library services and programs
post-pandemic; maintaining and growing the organization's
relationship with the city and local partners; and shepherding the
library through a strategic planning process. -As a part of the
greater metropolitan New York area, East Orange provides all the
amenities of big-city life with a small-town feel. Nicknamed "The
Crossroads of New Jersey," East Orange is conveniently located at
the intersection of the Garden State Parkway and Interstate 280,
just several miles from Newark Liberty International Airport and
less than 30 minutes from New York City with two train stations
that offer direct service to midtown Manhattan. Comprised of five
distinct wards, East Orange is a diverse cultural mecca of people
representing countries from around the globe (including Africa and
the Caribbean) and combines the best of urban and suburban living.
Spacious and affordable housing, main commercial corridors,
distinctive Caribbean and Southern cuisine, a growing population of
young professionals, transit access, and historic green spaces make
East Orange a quintessential city to call home. Responsibilities:
-The Library Director oversees program planning, directing, and
integrating library programs and departments; establishes internal
library policies and procedures; assists in the development and
planning of the library budget and funding; controls library
expenditures; recruits and assigns new employees, supervises work,
and establishes work schedules; and prepares and oversees the
preparation of clear, accurate, and informative narrative and
statistical reports. -Qualifications: -A Master's Degree in Library
or Information Science in a library program accredited by the
American Library Association is required. The ideal candidate will
possess experience leading in a union environment, create an open,
honest, and positive work culture; communicate transparently and
fairly with staff; understand the needs of an urban community;
enable staff to provide creative and dynamic services and
programming; and implement new and appropriate technologies for a
library. -Compensation: The hiring salary range is -$105,000 -
$125,000 -(with placement negotiable dependent on experience and
qualifications) and an excellent fringe benefits package. -For
further information, contact -Bradbury Miller Associates
(https://bradburymiller.com/). Apply via email with a meaningful
cover letter and your resume as Word or PDF attachments to -Brian
C. Hare (brianhare@bradburymiller.com). This position closes on
-Sunday, December 4, 2022. -View this announcement in its entirety
along with accompanying links and information at
https://bradburymiller.com/job/east-orange/ .
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